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This year’s Dick Vitale Gala will begin with a “Celebrity Meet & Greet Private Pre-Party” at 6 p.m. and include entertainment from Tony Award winner Christian Hoff, one of the original "Jersey Boys."
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The gala will be held May 10 at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.

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Hounds hunt for egg-stra special prize in Arlington Park

Dogs of all sizes looked for prizes.

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Sarasota city manager says shoreline now better able to withstand storms.

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Sarasota County announces official date of public Water Quality Summit

The summit will be “an effort to bring the community together with organizations working to protect area watersheds and to learn about science and actions occurring locally,” according to the county.

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2020 RCLA Town Hall Lecture Series lineup announced

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Jim Neville Marine Preserve is surrounded by mangroves.
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Siesta Key residents' help sought on preserve plan

Officials are looking to pursue a project that may help to reduce nitrogen pollution and support the local tourism industry just south of Turtle Beach.

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Edward Menke will host a rededication for the bench on May 4.
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Eagle Scout mends a bench in McClellan Park

Edward Menke fixed up a bench built in 1997 by a family to honor their matriarch.

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Barbara Shulla, Lashunda Thomas and Christine Briandi have worked together on the project for a few years.
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Sarasota ladies show love to homeless

The Ladies of Grace Bags ministry delivers to the homeless population in Gillespie Park.

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Hundreds of spectators milled around the festival in Burns Square.
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Pavement art festival returns to Burns Court to rave reviews from some, but not all are happy.

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Sarasota's search for red tide solutions

Scientists, policymakers and everyday citizens take aim at ways to head off another outbreak.

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Policymakers take aim at red tide with water quality measures

Area residents can expect governments to improve stormwater systems.

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In August, Mote tested its ozone treatment system in a Boca Grande canal.
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Mote Red Tide Institute to roll out tests for various products

Mote is supposed to have a product by October that will knock back red tide and get rid of it in certain places.

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